County elections officials now begin reviewing submitted petition signatures The committee behind the proposed “Stop the Spend” charter amendment submitted more than 11,000 petition signatures to the Board of Elections on Tuesday in an effort to...
13 spa owners charged with illegal massage operations since June 2024 The Montgomery County Council introduced a bill Tuesday aimed at addressing human trafficking by preventing spas from being open by people with human trafficking or...
Plus: Germantown man charged with DUI in connection with pedestrian collision in DC; City of Gaithersburg reopens record for development project in Rio Burglars broke into several businesses in Bethesda Monday morning. The group used baseball bats...
Greg Reaves, co-founder and CEO of Mosaic Development Partners, gives remarks Tuesday to announce the development of transit-oriented development on nearly 100 acres at Bowie State MARC station. (Photo by William J. Ford/Maryland Matters) State and...
New rules bring county in alignment with Supreme Court of Maryland opinion In a 10-1 vote on Tuesday, the Montgomery County Council passed a bill making amendments to a county gun law that effectively banned ghost guns and prevented people from...
Bills not pertaining to redistricting will be prohibited lawmakers are told, freezing out GOP efforts to push affordability bills The leaders of the House of Delegates and the Senate are setting strict limits on legislation that can be introduced in...
Case argues that board’s decision to move Rockville school was ‘arbitrary, unreasonable and illegal’ A case against the Montgomery County school board’s vote to move Rockville’s Thomas S. Wootton High School to Gaithersburg has moved forward to the...
Plus: Council to vote on legislation related to ghost guns, carrying in public places; Luedtke to introduce bill extending HERO act benefits to other first responders Montgomery County Council will hear a bill Tuesday introduced by Councilmember...
Plus: PBS Chief Programming Executive dies suddenly at 55; driver of truck in Silver Spring crash issued multiple citations July 21, 2026 6:00 a.m. 7:26 p.m. A judge has set Sept. 28 for the trial of David Hearn, a former Olympic canoe racer from...
County Office of Legislative Oversight found district choices to be ‘not equitable’ Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) pushed back Friday against a report released by the Montgomery County Office of Legislative Oversight that said the school...
Culinary festival on Saturday aims to highlight the area's local food scene, diversity July 20, 2026 5:34 p.m. 5:36 p.m. After an April washout, the inaugural Taste of Burtonsville has been rescheduled for Saturday with food from 10 vendors, live...
Joshua Fine–principal of Flower Hill Elementary in Gaithersburg and Maryland’s National Distinguished Principal of the Year–is one of the many principals and district leaders who were appointed to new positions by the school board at their weekly...
Advocates say Maryland’s energy efficiency requirements are weaker than the national code’s A handful of environmental groups, and at least one legislator, are raising alarm about proposed changes to Maryland’s building code for new large commercial...
Plus: Police raid yields cocaine, weed, firearm, man arrested; Gaithersburg fire leaves five without home July 20, 2026 6:00 a.m. 11:03 p.m. In late May, Vanessa Tjongarero-Henderson, 29, and Samantha Raebel, 36, were wanted by police for the murder...
The Immigrant Rights Collective photographs cars abandoned after ICE arrests in Prince George's and Montgomery counties. The group can shoot inside the vehicles because they are often left unlocked or have a window broken out. (Photo courtesy...
Analysis to address declining enrollment, impacts of previous studies With Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) and the state planning department projecting declining enrollment, the district is set to embark on another boundary study in August,...
Documents provide recommendations for housing, economic revitalization, transportation improvements for area Montgomery County residents will have two opportunities to share their thoughts on the future of development, growth and transportation in...
Total cost of TV ads reached more than $23M during six-month campaign, latest reports show During the six-month period leading up to the June 23 primary election, local viewers turning on their television sets—particularly during daily...
District 14 delegate will be succeeded by 26-year-old former student member of county Board of Education July 16, 2026 12:30 p.m. 11:13 a.m. Del. Pamela Queen (D-Dist. 14) has spent more than a decade representing much of the northern and eastern...
Process likely to determine whether to close SSIMS, other county schools Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) staff is set to give a preview of its upcoming school closures and elementary school boundary study to the county school board on...
Developer of proposed Dickerson campus argues ‘power to legislate’ belongs to County Council, not executive The developer of a planned data center campus in Dickerson is appealing a zoning interpretation based on County Executive Marc Elrich’s (D)...
Brown Cow Creamery in Mount Airy offers ice cream, cheese, beef and more Nestled in Mount Airy, in the uppermost corner of Montgomery County, sits Brown Cow Creamery, the last dairy farm in the county. The 60-acre property is surrounded by fields of...
This art-forward town on the Chester River offers historic strolls, a sculpture trail and yummy local bites This is the fourth part of The Best of The Bay July/August cover story for Bethesda Magazine.St. Michaelswas published Monday,Cambridgewas...
Plus: Montgomery County elections board finds processing errors for 19 ballots; Long Branch neighborhood received Main Street Maryland designation July 16, 2026 6:00 a.m. 2:24 a.m. After hundreds of layoffs were announced earlier this month at...